“Once” acts as Scott Mescudi’s departure from music, released exclusively to SoundCloud on September 28th, 2025. A snippet of the song surfaced online on January 10th, 2025, although information about it was largely unavailable. On the day of its release, Cudi took to Twitter, explaining that he wou...
[Intro]
Catch the night, gold shimmers
Get in the mood, you're the winner
Plus they will call, they shine for me
To be someone special
[Chorus]
There once was a time I was so damn weak
Nothing come saving me, such a burnout
Just too much rockin' and roll, I found my peace
I found my peace in the zone now
[Verse]
Something wasn't right in my world, soon early
The fallen will soon be free, I'm denying, I despise it
Search and go, hey, hey
You'll never know, and the strong became the broken
From broken, hear me, broken, yeah
[Chorus]
There once was a time I was so damn weak
Nothing come saving me, such a burnout
Just too much rockin' and roll, I found my peace
I found my peace in the zone now
There once was a time I was so damn weak
Nothing come saving me, such a burnout
Just too much rockin' and roll, I found my peace
I found my peace in the zone now
[Post-Chorus]
There once was a time I was so damn weak
Nothing come saving me, such a burnout
Just too much rockin' and roll
I found my peace in the zone now
[Chorus]
There once was a time I was so damn weak
Nothing come saving me, such a burnout
Just too much rockin' and roll, I found my peace
I found my peace in the zone now
There once was a time I was so damn weak
Nothing come saving me, such a burnout
Just too much rockin' and roll, I found my peace
I found my peace in the zone now
Once was written by Kid Cudi.
Once was produced by Kid Cudi & SebastiAn (FRA).